The BBC is far from perfect, but it is too important to lose
This week, politicians and the media have reverted to one of their favourite pastimes, attacking the BBC. A great British...
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Reform UK Isn’t Revolutionary: It’s Britain’s Blame Game
I grew up in Britain as a migrant, and as the child of a migrant. A single mother who worked...
The Government’s rise in tuition fees is long overdue, but the crisis facing universities goes much deeper
Tuition fees are a contentious issue on student campuses across the country, and Leeds is no exception. Since their introduction...
The government’s crackdown on porn – just a first step
For those born after the early noughties, a world not dominated by the internet is almost completely unimaginable. In today’s...
Single, not ready to mingle
When Rapunzel looked out of her window and wondered when her life would begin, was she longing to build a...
War in Ukraine: Why peace seems so distant
Last night another deadly Russian drone and missile attack took place in Lviv and Zaporizhzhia, killing five people and leaving...
I wasted my first year at Leeds: Don’t make the same mistakes
First year is often sold as the time of your life: the chance to meet friends for life, join endless...
A digital-first age is coming: it is time for the UK to embrace Digital ID
Twenty years ago, a debate was raging in Britain around ID cards. Civil liberties activists, concerned about government encroachment on...
Student media: The crucible of student democracy
In day-to-day university life, you have two institutions fundamental to your success here: the University of Leeds and Leeds University...
Education in Recovery: The Hidden Costs of Pandemic Learning
It does not take 5 years of hindsight to know that the COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecidented shift in education....